Although the much talked about trade of Loui Eriksson didn’t materialize, Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney was busy on Monday, acquiring a veteran defenseman, a veteran forward, and sending three forwards down to Providence, while recalling one.
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First Sweeney picked up Lee Stempniak from New Jersey in exchange for the Bruins natural fourth-round pick in this summer’s NHL Entry Draft and the Bruins natural second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. The team also acquired left shooting defenseman John-Michael Liles from Carolina in exchange for forward Anthony Camara, plus the Bruins natural third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and the Bruins natural fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.